The Pilgrims take on the Wawasee Warriors in a make up game from earlier in January tonight and honor our senior players, manager, and cheerleaders at 7:30 PM on The Rock.

This week the Plymouth Chapter of Future Farmers of America has sponsoring events around school to celebrate FFA Week.  Each day has had a different theme for students to dress up for, and on Tuesday and Wednesday students competed in the Ag Olympics during SRT time in the Varsity Gym.  Below is a video of the obstacle course competition and a slideshow of pictures of students competing in other Ag Olympics events.

On Sunday 7 Plymouth Artists were recognized at the Century Center in South Bend as part of The Scholastic Art Awards.  The Scholastic Art Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents. It is the most prestigious and largest recognition program for creative young artists in the U.S.
Submissions are juried by a panel of professional artists, who look for works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.

Congratulations go to GOLD KEY winners, Brandon Baird,(received 2 Golds) , Josh Cole, Olivia Coulter, Ramon Luna, and Alex Pesak. 
SILVER KEY recipients are Brandon Baird and Clay Corsbie. 
Also, Aaram Kamali and Ramon Luna received HONORABLE MENTION awards.

The Warner Gallery, Century Center,  where the artwork can be viewed until March 3, 2012. More information can be found here.

Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors,

A financial aid meeting will be held tonight, February 6 at Argos High from 6:30-8:30 PM.  Representatives from Ancilla College will be on hand to help students and their parents fill out the required FAFSA forms to receive Federal Financial Aid.  If you are unable to attend the meeting tonight, we will be hosting our own meeting on Sunday, Feb 12, as part of our annual College Goal Sunday.  Financial Aid reps from Ancilla will be here to assist our students and their parents with filling out the FAFSA.

Please also encourage them to attend on Sunday, beginning at 2:00 in Room 139.

There will be a FAFSA meeting tonight at 6 pm (Central Time) at Oregon Davis High School in which parents and students can get information on how to fill out the FAFSA form as well as receive other information about college financial aid.

Seniors win Homecoming Spirit Stick

In a spirited Homecoming Pep Rally on the Rock the Senior Class completed a Homecoming Sweep as the won the coveted Spirit Stick for the second time this year.

PHS Wins Fox 28 Fans of the Night

With the theme for the night Imagination and a conference battle on tap the Rock Block showed their school spirit and dressed up in a variety of imaginative costumes to win the Fox 28 Fans of the Night award.

Homecoming King and Queen Crowned.

Seniors Cassie Gaines and Jared Hill were crowned Winter Homecoming King and Queen at half time of the varsity basketball game on Friday evening.

Wrestlers Win Individual Sectional Titles and Advance to Regionals:


Two PHS Wrestlers, DeAndre Pickford and Jacob Seagraves, captured sectional titles in their weight classes as the Pilgrim Wrestlers finished 3rd in the Plymouth Wrestling Sectional.  Advancing to the Regional next Saturday with the two sectional winners were Ian Horvath, John Mills, Luke Schumacher, Jacob Pearson, and Drew Dodson.

Dance Marathon Raises $10,483.39

Members of the KEY Club, Student Council, and Class Officers teamed up with PHS student Hannah Jacobs to host the first ever PHS Dance Marathon for Riley Children's Hospital.  The students contacted local businesses to arrange for donations of food and money, worked with representatives from Ball State University, co-ordinated the event with Riley Children's Hospital and with local Riley familes, and raised pledges for hours danced.  Additionally, they had ABC 57 come cover the event (link to video) as they exceeded their $10,000 goal. 

Congratulations to Plymouth High School band members Elizabeth Wolford, Lindsey Holloway, and Nicole Splix.   These three students were selected to participate in the Indiana State University All-Star Honor Bands.   All three students spent this past weekend at Indiana State University working under guest conductors and clinicians.

Upon arriving at ISU, the three students had to immediately audition for placement into one of two honor bands.   Elizabeth and Nicole (flute students) were both selected as 1st Flutes for the Symphonic Band.   Lindsey Holloway (percussion) was selected for the Wind Ensemble as the timpani player.  The students were then given music and spent the next 24 hours practicing in intense rehearsals preparing for a Sunday afternoon concert.

This is the first time since 2008 that Plymouth students have been selected to participate in this honor band event.   Elizabeth and Lindsey (both seniors) plan to attend Ball State University next fall as music majors.

Congratulations to all three students on a fantastic job representing our PHS Music Department and community.

The Plymouth High School Speech Team started the first national qualifying tournament of the three by establishing their team as a dominant one for this year. Eight schools and nearly 75 students converged on Plymouth High School at 7:30 AM and battled through hours of Congressional debate until qualifiers were announced nearly 12 hours later. Junior Michaila Nate won first place in the Senate and qualified for national competition in Indianapolis this June. Nate also qualified as a sophomore where she made it to the Super Senate. 
     Senior Rebecca Brumbaugh won one of the House of Representatives to earn her first trip to a National Tournament. Brumbaugh finished runner-up at the District Tournament last year. 
     Kelsey Schaffer and Ashton Morrow were both awarded outstanding Presiding Officers in their respective chambers. Kelsey Schafer was named second alternate in her chamber. Now the speech team will compete in the District Debate Tournament in February and the District Speech Tournament in March. 

On January 18, 2012, Plymouth High School will hold a Freshmen Orientation Program for current eighth graders and opportunities for the parents of current high school students to conference with teachers.

CLASS of 2016

The Freshmen Orientation meeting is designed to create a smooth transition from junior high to high school. 
 At 6:00 parents/students will have an opportunity to visit departmental displays and speak with staff members in the Auxiliary Gym. 
 At 7:00, a meeting will be held in the auditorium featuring representatives from the administration and athletic department who will discuss school policies, trimester scheduling; and extra-curricular opportunities and goals for the incoming freshmen. School Counselors will provide information on graduation requirements and course selection for the 2012-2013 school year. 

After the large group meeting, eighth graders and parents will have 3 choices as follows:
Tour of the school by PHS students
Opportunity to enroll in the 21st Century Scholars Program
Attend an informational meeting with Ken Olson, Director of the School of Inquiry scheduled to open in the fall of 2012.

CURRENT PHS STUDENTS

On that same evening, current PHS students will be conducting Trimester 2 Student Led Conferences in the cafeteria starting at 6:30. Opportunities for parents to “walk in” and conference with teachers will be offered from 6:45-8:30 in individual teacher classrooms.